146 St. Mary's Student-Athletes Named to CAC All-Academic Team

York, Pa. –Capital Athletic Conference Assistant Commissioner Tim Mowrer announced Friday morning that a record 1,500 student-athletes were named to the conference's 2016-17 All-Academic Team, an average of 150 student-athletes per full-member institution.

St. Mary's College of Maryland came in second place with 56.2-percent (146 of 260) of itsstudent-athletes making the All-Academic Team. This year's second-place finish is a spot higher after the Seahawks claimed third last year and saw their eight-year streak at the top snapped. York College of Pennsylvania was the top team for the second year in a row with 59.9% (253 of 422) of its student-athletes on the list.

St. Mary's College of Maryland President Dr. Tuajuanda C. Jordan expressed, "Congratulations to all of the students and coaches and all of the staff for keeping our student-athletes focused on their academics. Well done."

Men's (7) and women's (12) cross country combined for a department-high 19 selections while women's soccer, under the direction of third-year head coach Peter Krech '09, came in a close second with 18. Men's lacrosse, led by second-year head coach Jason Childs, and men's (7) and women's (10) swimming, under the leadership of first-year head coach Casey Brandt, tied for third with 17 apiece.

In all, nine Seahawk athletic programs had at least 10 student-athletes make the All-Academic Team while 14 Seahawk student-athletes ended their careers as four-year members of the All-Academic Team.

The 1,500 honorees marks the sixth time in CAC history that over 1,000 student-athletes have earned All-Academic recognition. The 2016-17 school year marked the fourth full year of membership for Christopher Newport University, Penn State Harrisburg, and Southern Virginia University. Additionally, New Jersey City University concluded its fourth year as an associate member in men's golf.

Student-athletes in one or more CAC championship sports that attain a 3.20 grade point average (GPA) for the academic year earn a spot on the All-Academic Team.A total of 46.2% of CAC student-athletes posted a 3.20 GPA this year (1,500 of 3,245).

Nine schools had at least 100 student-athletes on the CAC All-Academic Team, including a CAC-leading 253 honorees from York. Salisbury University finished in second with 198 honorees followed by the University of Mary Washington (174), Christopher Newport (163), Frostburg State University (148), St. Mary's (146), Southern Virginia (121), Penn State Harrisburg (113), and Marymount University (110).

In addition, eight CAC full-member institutions placed more than 40% of their student-athletes on the All-Academic Team.

Ranking by Percentage of Student-Athletes with at least a 3.2 GPA

York (Pa.) (253 of 422)........................................................... 59.9%